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Man Killed in Pittsburgh’s South Side After ShotSpotter Alerts Police

Police are also probing a second nearby shooting with a suspect detained.

Overview

  • ShotSpotter, a gunshot-detection system, pinged officers Sunday to South 18th Street at East Carson Street, where they found a man shot multiple times.
  • Officers gave first aid and applied chest seals until EMS took the victim to a hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
  • Violent Crime Division detectives launched a homicide investigation, and police have not announced an arrest in the fatal case.
  • In a separate incident at South 15th Street and Bingham Street, another man was shot and remains in critical condition after police detained a person for questioning.
  • Early reports differed on the time and site of the shooting, and outlets now describe two scenes as investigators work to confirm the full timeline.